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HOUSTON– Congress-man Gene Green invites res-idents of the 29th Congres-sional District to attend oneof his town hall meetings orevents in January and Feb-ruary. In addition to hostingfive town hall meetings, Con-gressman Green will alsohost a Senior Citizens IssuesForum and a Paying for Col-lege Workshop with The Sal-lie Mae Fund.
“We’re looking forwardto seeing constituents anddiscussing policies that af-fect our District, as well asimportant issues and recent-ly passed bills in Congress,”Green said.
He added, “Our Payingfo r Co l l ege Work shopequips students and parentswith the tools they need toget started on a financialplan for college, and con-nects them with local colleg-es and universities, and mili-tary academies. We hope tosee a lot of students andfamilies there.”
The event times and lo-cations are listed below:
•Town Hall MeetingTuesday, January 19,
2016 - 7:00pm. Holy TrinityLutheran Church, 7822Northline Drive, Houston, TX77049.
•Town Hall MeetingThursday, January 21,
2016 - 6:30pm, North Chan-nel Branch Library, 15741Wallisville Road, Houston, TX77011.
Rep. Greenhosts TownHall meetings
Sheldon FFAShow Jan. 16The Sheldon FFA LivestockShow and Sale is takingp l a c e f r o m T h u r s d a y ,January 14 thru Saturday,January16, 2016. Sale ofLivestock is Saturday, 12noon at the Ag Center at17522 Beaumont Highway.
The City of Galena Park Dog Park was officially opened this past Saturday morning, Jan. 9th. This wasmade possible by the city's Parks and Recreation department and volunteers from LyondellBassell.Pictured at the dedication are Parks & Recreation Director Ernesto Paredes, Olivia Paredes,Councilpersons Cruz Hinojosa, Marisela Serna, Juan Flores, and representatives of LyondellBasell.The dog park is open to the public daily, on Keene Street.
North Shore Rotary helps the VFW
AT THEIR RECENT lucnheon meeting, the North Shore Rotary Club made a donation to theVFW of $5000, to renovate their hall in Cloverleaf and bring it up to ADA handicap standard.
SunEdison chemical plantplanning on shut-down
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GALENA PARK – Atthe CIP meeting held lastweek at the Baggett Cen-ter, attendees learnedabout Environmental Con-trols at a typical GulfCoast refinery or plant.
They also heard from arepresentative of SunEdi-son Pasadena, Erik Pito-niak, that his company was“starting the process of de-inventorying the facility”with the goal of shuttingdown now, and able to re-start in the future. Pito-
niak indicated that longterm plans were beingevaluated.
Other speakers, who de-tailed steps in their envi-ronmental programs,included Roel Munoz ofLyondellBasell, and TonyBundick of Kinder Morgan.A plant safety programwas presented by a repre-sentative from Shell Lubri-cants. Shell has 180employees at their facilityon Clinton Drive in Gale-na Park.
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Every year, SheldonI.S.D. participates in theHouston Livestock ShowRodeo Art Show. Studentsfrom across the districtwrangle up their best art-work and compete withother artists across thestate. But before the artheads to the rodeo, the stu-dents compete within thedistrict as part of the 2016Sheldon I.S.D. Rodeo ArtShow. The artwork was upfor display on Thursday,January 7, 2016 at Royal-wood Elementary. Here’s alist of the winners from theSheldon Rodeo Art Show.
Best of Show: High School“Winter Morning” by Joel R.,
11th gradeC.E. King High SchoolTeacher: Ken Richardson
Gold Medal: High School“El Viejo y El Ferruco de
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C.E. King High SchoolTeacher: Leslie Roades
Gold Medal: High School
Sheldon ISD presentsBest of 2016Rodeo Art Show
“Ready to Ride” by ElisandraG., 11th grade
C. E. King High SchoolTeacher: Leslie Roades
Best of Show: Junior High“Horses” by Rodrigo D., 7th
gradeC. E. King Middle SchoolTeacher: Diane Taylor
Gold Medal: Junior High“The Girl” by Raul L., 8th
gradeC. E. King Middle SchoolTeacher: Diane Taylor
Best of Show: Elementary“Lone Horse on the Medina”
by Joseph A., 5th gradeCarroll ElementaryTeacher: Natalie Leger
Gold Medal: Elementary“The Cowboy” by Samantha
H., 3rd gradeCarroll ElementaryTeacher: Natalie Leger
The winning artworks will goon display at the HoustonLivestock Show & Rodeo in theHayloft Gallery at NRG Stadiumfrom March 1 – 20, 2016.
Ready to Ride by Elisandra G. got GoldMedal.
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Galena ParkLibrary events-Tues., Jan., 19, Family Movie Time.-Wed., Jan., 20, Baby Time, 10 am;Mecanografía, 10:15 am; StoryTime,11 am; Typing Basics, 1:30 pm; GetActive, 4 pm.-Thur., Jan. 21, Chronicles of Yarnia,10 am; Citizenship Classes, 11:30 am;Mindbenders, 3 pm.
Please call the library at 713-450-0982 for more programs. The li-brary is located at 1500 Keene St.Galena Park, TX. 77547.
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Jacinto City Library-Thur., Jan. 14, Power Point, 11 am;Children’s Story Time, 3 pm.-Frid., Jan. 15, Clases de InglésUsando Mango, 1pm.-Sat., Jan. 16, Computer Basics, 10:30am; Children’s Movie Theater, 12:30pm.-Tue., Jan. 19, Word, 10:30 am, WordBásico, 4:30 pm.-Wed., Jan. 20, Baby Time, 10:30 am;ESL Class, 12:30 pm.Jacinto City Branch Library, 921Akron, Jacinto City, TX. 77029. Formore information on these and otherprograms at the library, please call713-673-3237.
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The month of January isSchool Board RecognitionMonth and the Channel-view Independent SchoolDistrict is celebrating thecountless contributions ofthese dedicated communityleaders.
“Our board members vol-unteer their time and ener-gy to ensure that allchildren receive the besteducation possible,” Chan-nelview ISD Superinten-dent Greg Ollis said. “Theyare a vital link between thecommunity and the class-room. We appreciate ourboard members for giving of
Sheldon I.S.D. was luckyto be a part of the “Hour ofCode” event last month tosupport the CommunityScience Education Week. Itis the largest learningevent in history; a globalmovement with more than100 million learners in 180countries worldwide. Morethan 198,473 Hour of CodeEvents were held aroundthe world and SheldonI.S.D. was one of them.
In order to participate,the Sheldon Digital Learn-ing team signed the districtup and then worked close-ly with teachers on each el-ementary and middleschool campus to organizeand plan our both “pluggedand un-plugged” activities.The team used many activ-ities sponsored by Code.org.
January 2016 is SchoolBoard Recognition Month,and Sheldon I.S.D. is join-ing other districts acrossthe state as they honor thecountless contributions ofthese locally elected advo-cates for public education.
The Texas Association ofSchool Boards (TASB) de-cides on a theme each year.This year’s is “Super-He-roes for Schools” becausethere’s no doubt that thework the Sheldon Board ofTrustees does for our dis-trict, our community andour children is beyond su-per.
While we should appre-ciate what the board doesevery day, the month ofJanuary is set aside in or-der to encourage the com-munity to show theirappreciation to the individ-uals that dedicate theirtime and talents to ensurethat all SISD studentshave the best public educa-tion.
“The staff and studentsof Sheldon I.S.D. applaudour board members fortheir vision and voice tohelp shape a better tomor-row,” said King Davis, Shel-don I.S.D. Superintendent.
The SISD Board ofTrustees have collectivelyworked together for sever-al years on making deci-
School Board RecognitionMonth honors efforts ofChannelview ISD Trustees
Pictured from left are Channelview ISD Superintendent Greg Ollis, Board Vice PresidentSteven Dennis, Board Secretary Raquel Dobbins, Board President Kyle Campbell, BoardParliamentarian Patrick Lacy and Board Members Keith Liggett, Alex Ybarra and GregJohnstone.
themselves and caring somuch about every child en-rolled in our schools."
Channelview ISD boardmembers include BoardPresident J. Kyle Campbell,Vice President Steven Den-nis, Secretary Raquel Dob-bins, ParliamentarianPatrick Lacy and membersGreg Johnstone, Keith Lig-gett and Alex Ybarra.
The seven-member boardis elected by ChannelviewISD voters and serves thecommunity without pay.Board members establishthe policies and provide the
framework for the opera-tions of the school district.
As part of their leader-ship roles, Channelviewboard members are con-stantly broadening theirknowledge by attendingconferences and seminarsfocusing on issues in publiceducation.
“Setting aside time inJanuary is one small way tocelebrate the service of ourboard members and say‘thank you’ for caring somuch about the future ofevery child enrolled in ourschools,” Ollis said.
Sheldon ISD studentsparticipate at “Hour of Code”
With themes from Mi-necraft, Angry Birds, Frozento Star Wars – the digitallearning team had classeson each campus completetheir individual hour of com-puter coding activities.These activities help nur-ture creativity and problem-solving skills and prepareour students for any futurecareer.
This year’s Sheldon I.S.D.status:
Carroll Elementary=667, Garrett Elementary=1,442, Monahan Elemen-tary =339, Royalwood Ele-mentary =460, SheldonElementary =1,389, KingMiddle = 1 , 2 2 3 ,Null Middle =513.
Total Hours of ComputerCoding for the district =Grades 1-8: 6,033.
Top Row, Left to Right: Fred Rivas, member, Devora Myles, member, Debbie Kolacny, member, KeithNorwood, member. Bottom row, Left to Right: Eileen Palmer, Secretary, Ken Coleman, Presidentand Latricia Charlot, Vice President.
Sheldon ISD School Board Members recognizedsions in the best interest forour students, staff and thecommunity.
Most recently, the boardoversaw the selection of anew superintendent and dil-igently worked on strategicplanning for the district.
“I’m very thankful forthe board’s vote of confi-dence and look forward toworking with them, thestaff, students and commu-nity in making Sheldoneven better,” Davis said.
The school board encour-ages continuous improve-ment in student learningand advocates at all levelsin supporting public educa-tion. The SISD Board ofTrustees are responsible forattending annual boardtraining, listening to com-munity and parent con-cerns, participating inmonthly board meetings,and expanding their knowl-edge of school law. The menand women who serve onthe board have a huge im-pact on the success of SISD.
“Please take a momentand tell our school boardmembers ‘thanks for caringabout our children and giv-ing so much to our commu-nity.’ Let them know that wesupport them and that theirdedicated service is recog-nized and truly appreciat-ed,” Davis said.
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I felt like my insur-ance company wantedme out of healthcarewhen I received mynew premium informa-tion for 2016. I paidover $1,600 a month formy wife and I to havemedical insurance in2015. Last fall Ilearned my currentpolicy would increaseto over $1,950 permonth. I had theoption to changepolicies, which wouldhave lowered mypremium to $1,500 amonth. The changewould also have signifi-cantly reduced mycoverage. In the pro-cess I learned that justgoing to the EmergencyRoom would be anautomatic $500 chargeon my current policyand any other policythat I would change to.I chose to stick with mycurrent policy and in2016 my medicalinsurance will be$23,600. That's a lot ofmoney.
I can see what iscoming this fall of2016. I will receive myletter telling me thatmy current insurancewill probably be in-creased to $2,300 to$2,500 per month. Ican't pay that kind ofpremium and will beforced into a plan thatwill cost $1,600 to$1,800 per month andwill pay less on medicalexpenses. The name ofthe game is
the insurancecompany assuming lessliability. They wantyou to buy the insur-ance and then pay asmuch of your medicalexpense as possible.
I hear too manyreports of people optingout of surgeries be-cause they can't affordto pay the deductibleand the copay. ManyAmericans who stillcannot afford to buyhealth insurance arenow being penalized.Some are opting to paythe penalty instead ofbuying the insurance.
We have to simplifyour current Americanhealth insurancefiasco.
Medical Insuranceis expensive
Keep poor Ameri-cans on Medicaid.Allow all Americanswith preexistingconditions to be onMedicaid. If they makeover $40,000 then theyshould buy into Medi-care. Lower incomepeople should pay lessthan those with higherwages.
Make medicalinsurance competitiveover state lines. Allowcitizens to shop acrossthe country for the bestinsurance deals.Encourage Insurancecompanies to advertiseacross the country.Give people a choice.Also, open the door toCanada's pharmacies.An approved list ofpharmacies thatAmericans can dobusiness with wouldgive us another option.
Finally, we have toslow down govern-ment's involvement inour medical care. Thejob of the governmentis to keep us safe andprovide an environ-ment where we canconduct business andlive our lives. Thegovernment is beingbilked by billions ofdollars by health careproviders each year.Each year our nationaldebt grows. This meansour grandchildren willbe paying our medicalbills. Involving thegovernment more andmore into the healthcare industry onlymeans a larger nation-al debt and Uncle Samtelling you and yourdoctor how long you areallowed to stay in thehospital after anappendectomy.
America is in ahealthcare crisis that isspiraling out of control.We must elect leader-ship with a real busi-ness plan or we aregoing to be out of thehealthcare business.
Glenn Mollette is anAmerican SyndicatedColumnist and Author.He is the author ofeleven books and readin all fifty states.
This column does notnecessarily reflect theview of any organiza-tion, institution or thispaper or media source.
AUSTIN — Gov. GregAbbott on Jan. 8 unveiledhis “Texas Plan,” a docu-ment promoting the pas-sage of nine constitutionalamendments “to rein in thefederal government and re-store the balance of powerbetween the States and theUnited States,” he said.
The amendments Abbottis proposing include:
- Prohibit Congress fromregulating activity that oc-curs wholly within onestate.
- Require Congress tobalance its budget;
- Prohibit administrativeagencies, and the unelectedbureaucrats that staff them,from creating federal law;
- Prohibit administrativeagencies, and the unelectedbureaucrats that staff them,from preempting state law.
- Allow a two-thirds ma-jority of the states to over-ride a U.S. Supreme Courtdecision;
- Require a seven-justicesupermajority vote for U.S.Supreme Court decisionsthat invalidate a democrat-ically enacted law;
- Restore the balance ofpower between the federaland state governments bylimiting the federal govern-ment to the powers express-ly delegated to it in theConstitution;
- Give state officials thepower to sue in federal courtwhen federal officials over-step their bounds; and
- Allow a two-thirds ma-jority of the states to over-ride a federal law orregulation.
Manny Garcia, executivedirector of the Texas Demo-cratic Party, said Abbott’sproposals would “tear apartthe Constitution and take
How to reallycut down ongun deathsBy Traci Patterson
“Instead of arguing at themargins, politicians on bothsides should be addressing thefunding, access, and quality ofour mental health system…”
With the Presidentialcampaigns in full swing, it is littlesurprise that President BarackObama’s recent proposals ongun access have been met withpolitical spin instead of objectiveanalysis. Both sides are lookingto make over generalizationswithout looking at the practicalnumbers behind the real issuethat should address: our mentalhealth crisis.
Any conversation on gunviolence should start with a basicset of facts in order to see thecomplete picture. Looking at thenumber of gun deaths, thenmoving to gun violence andmental health connections, andfinally to where real bipartisanprogress can be made inexpanding access to mentalhealth care can give depth to theotherwise shallow argumentsmade in today’s debate.
When looking at the actualoccurrence of gun deaths in theUnited States, there is a veryprominent role for thoseexperiencing a mental illness,and it is not mass shootingsettings. The point about gunaccess and suicide is clear inthese statistics:
- More than 60 percent ofpeople in this country who diefrom guns die by suicide.
- According to HarvardSchool of Public Health, in 2010in the U.S., 19,392 people tooktheir own lives with guns,compared with 11,078 who werekilled by others.
- Over 90 suicides happenevery hour, and 90% of thesedeaths are related to mentalillness.
The Hogg Foundation forMental Health recently hosted aforum about violence preventionand mental health at the TexasCapitol in February of 2015.Some interesting statsmentioned by Dr. Joel Dvoskinfrom the University of Arizonaincluded:
- People suffering from aSevere and Persistent MentalIllness are 11 to 12 times morelikely to be victims of a violentcrime
- If all violence related tomental illness were to go away,the overall reduction in violentcrime would be only 4%
- The odds of someone withschizophrenia killing someone isapproximately 1 in 140,000
In mental health access, themedia would be well served toremember Texas ranks 49th inthe nation for public funding formental health (Kaiser, 2013). InHarris County, even withmassive increases in the statebudget in the last two legislativesessions, there is a striking gapof mental health access forresidents. According to the 2015report of the Mental HealthNeeds Council of Harris County:
- 142,930 adults had aserious mental illness in HarrisCounty
- 89,579 individuals withserious mental illness had nopublic (Medicaid or Medicare) or
private health insurance andwere exclusively dependent onthe public mental health
service system fortreatment.
-The Harris Center is able totreat between 11,000 & 12,000per month, covering only afraction of that population
Like clockwork, wheneverthe debate over gun controlhappens there will be questionsaround the mental healthcaresystem with calls to improve it.When enough time passes forthe debate over guns to diedown, the bipartisan calls formental health care also fadesfrom the headlines.
Instead of arguing at themargins, politicians on bothsides should be addressing thefunding, access, and quality ofour mental health system andnot change the subject from theneed for additional resources.
The biggest impact inreducing gun deaths in theUnited States is effective suicideprevention and improved mentalhealthcare, and that’s notdebatable.
Bill Kelly is Director of PublicPolicy & Government Affairs forMental Health America ofGreater Houston.
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America back to an equiva-lent of the Articles of Con-federation.”
Garcia added: “Americaadded 292,000 new jobs inDecember. But under Ab-bott, Texas fell to sixth in jobcreation, remains the unin-sured capitol of the nation,wages and incomes remainfar too low for hardworkingfamilies, our neighborhoodschools are still underfund-ed, and college education isslipping out of reach.
“Texas families deserveserious solutions, not TeaParty nonsense,” Garciasaid.
Gun plan drawsreactions
In a Jan. 7 White Houseaddress, President Obamasaid he would take execu-tive action to reduce gun vi-olence in America, primarilyby keeping guns “out of thewrong hands through back-ground checks.”
Gov. Abbott reacted, say-ing, “Despite the president’slatest attempt to undermineour liberty, Texas will takeevery action to protect theSecond Amendment rightsof law-abiding citizens.”
Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton also reacted,saying, “I stand ready tofight back against any over-reach that will deny or in-fringe on (gun owners’)rights.”
Sales tax revenuedrops
Texas Comptroller GlennHegar on Jan. 6 announcedthat sales tax revenue forthe state in December was$2.33 billion, down 1.1 per-cent compared to December2014.
“As with the previous twomonths, December sales taxrevenue was down largelydue to spending reductionsin oil and gas-related sec-tors,” Hegar said. “This wasexpected, given ongoingweakness in oil and naturalgas prices. Remittancesfrom other sectors, such asconstruction and informa-tion, continued to grow.”
Also, Hegar said, the Of-fice of the Comptroller issending cities, counties,transit systems and specialpurpose taxing districts$617.2 million in local salestax allocations for January,0.1 percent less than in Jan-uary 2015. The allocationsare based on sales made inNovember by businessesthat report tax monthly.
‘Don’t Mess’ turns 30The Texas Department of
Transportation on Jan. 3announced the “Don’t MessWith Texas” anti-litter cam-paign had reached its 30thanniversary.
For more than 30 years,according to the announce-ment, the iconic Don’t MessWith Texas campaign hasreminded people to put lit-ter in a trash can instead oftossing it out of their vehi-cles.
“Researchers estimatethat nearly a half a billion(435 million) pieces of visi-ble litter pile up along state-maintained highwaysannually. Small bits of trashcan add up to one big litterproblem, especially whennapkins, wrappers and cig-arette butts make up 70 per-cent of all litter found alongTexas roads. In 2014 alone,the state spent $35 millionin highway cleanup costs,”TxDOT said.
New TEA chief takesoffice
Mike Morath on Jan. 4was administered the oathof office to become the newTexas commissioner of edu-cation.
Morath, who succeedsTexas Education Commis-sioner Michael Williams,was appointed to the posi-tion by Gov. Abbott on Dec.14. The appointment is sub-ject to Senate confirmationduring the next legislativesession in 2017.
“I am committed to en-suring that our educationsystem provides all the chil-dren of Texas the opportu-nity to be successful in life,”Morath said.
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Mary Ann Brady 92, ofCrosby, Texas went to bewith the Lord on Monday,January 4, 2016.
Mary Ann was born onNovember 4, 1923 inClarksville, Texas toQuarrles and Brazzie(Crosby) Cooper.
Mary Ann graduatedfrom Crosby High School1941 and was a devotedmember of the CrosbyU n i t e d M e t h o d i s tChurch. Mary Ann wasa co-owner of LutherBrady Lumber Companywhere she served as thesecretary and in her freetime she enjoyed reading,playing canasta, singingin her church choir, vol-unteering at ChurchesUnited in Caring andmost of all spending timewith her family andfriends.
Mary Ann was a verystrong, helpful and lovingwoman who will be deep-ly missed by all who knewher. She is preceded indeath by her parents; lov-ing husband, LutherBrady Sr.; brother, JohnCooper and brother, LeeCooper.
Mary Ann is survivedby her son, Luther BradyJr. and wife Sandy ofCrosby; grandson, JasonBrady and wife Michelleo f Magnol ia ; grand-daughter, Amy Killionand husband Jeb of SanA n t o n i o ; g r a n d s o n ,Jonathan Brady and wifeTabatha; grandson, Jus-
Leo Victor Rucka 84, ofCrosby, Texas went to bewith Lord on Monday, Jan-uary 4, 2016.
Leo was born on August18, 1931 in Wooster, Texasto Rudolph and Mary(Buchta) Rucka.
Leo graduated fromCrosby High School in1950 and then attendedRice University on a foot-ball Scholarship and grad-uated from Rice in 1954.After graduating from RiceLeo played football in NFLfor the San Francisco 49ersand also played in the Ca-nadian Football League.
Leo served his countryand was honorably dis-charged from the UnitedStates Army, was a mem-ber of the Knights of Co-lumbus, a member of theCrosby American Legionand was inducted into theRice Football Hall of Fame.Leo worked for Rohm &Haas for many years andin his free time he enjoyedgardening, raising cattleand most of all spendingtime with his grandchil-dren (especially Sarah)and family. Leo was a veryquiet, humble and caringman who will be deeplymissed by all who knewhim. He is preceded indeath by his parents;brother, Benny Rucka;brother, Rudy Rucka; son,Rodney Rucka; grand-daughter, Madison Brown.
Leo is survived by hisloving wife of 62 years, Lil-lian Rucka; son Philip Ruc-ka and wife Cheryl; sonRandy Rucka and wifeLaura; daughter, Patricia
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tin Brady and wife Chris-ti of Nacogdoches; broth-er, Raymond Cooper ofHarlingen; great grand-children, Taylor, Tristan,Addy, Kylie, Blake, Abby,Shelby, Allie, Cole, Con-nor, Cameron; and manyo t h e r r e l a t i v e s a n dfriends.
A visitation for familyand friends will be heldon Saturday, January 9,2016 from 9:30am-10amat Crosby United Meth-odist Church.
Funeral services willbe held on Saturday, Jan-uary 9, 2016 10am atCrosby United MethodistChurch with burial fol-lowing at Sterling-WhiteCemetery.
Services have been en-trusted to Sterling-WhiteFuneral Home 11011Crosby-Lynchburg Rd.Highlands, Texas 77562.
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Sackett and husband John;daughter, Karen Brownand husband Mike; daugh-ter-in-law, Candy Rucka;brother, Francis Rucka;brother, Albert Rucka;brother, Joseph Rucka; sis-ter, Elizabeth Smith; sister,Mary Helen Hoelscher; 11grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and manyother relatives and friends.
A visitation for familyand friends will be held onThursday, January 7, 2016from 5-8pm at SacredHeart Catholic Church inCrosby with a rosary beingrecited at 4pm. A Mass ofChristian Burial will beheld on Friday, January 8,2016 11am at SacredHeart Catholic Churchwith burial following atSterling-White Cemetery.
Services have been en-trusted to Sterling-WhiteFuneral Home 11011 Cros-by-Lynchburg Rd. High-lands, Texas 77562.
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We’re just a few weeksaway from the first caucus-es and primaries, so presi-dential election season isin full swing. As a voter,you may be keenly inter-ested in the election pro-cess. But as an investor,should you be concerned?
If you take a look back,you might be somewhatencouraged over the pros-pects of the financial mar-kets this year. In the last12 presidential electionyears, the Dow Jones In-dustrial Average has beenup nine times and downjust three. So, electionyears must be good for thefinancial markets, right?
Not necessarily. In ev-ery year, the markets areinfluenced by a variety offactors: interest rates, in-flation, corporate profits,geopolitical events, eco-nomic growth, even theweather. And it’s safe tosay that 2016 will be nodifferent. At this earlystage of the year, one couldsay that some of these fac-
Will the Presidential ElectionAffect Investment Outlook?
tors, such as continued lowinterest rates and a rea-sonably strong economy,might bode well for inves-tors. But there’s a lot of2016 ahead of us – and it’snotoriously difficult foranybody, even so-called ex-perts, to accurately predictthe market’s performanceover a relatively shorttime, such as a year.
Still, the market’s histo-ry of pretty good results inpresidential election yearsmay not be entirely ran-dom. For one thing, theWhite House is never theonly office being contested;elections are also held forevery congressional dis-trict and many seats in theSenate. Consequently,during these elect ionyears, campaigning often
takes precedence over leg-islating. This legislativeinactivity tends to be wel-comed by the financialmarkets, which generallydisl ike surprises , bigchanges and new direc-tions.
However, you can’t real-ly count on past trends toprovide a certain roadmapfor the year ahead, interms of the performanceof the financial markets.As mentioned above, manyfactors influence this per-formance, and at this ear-ly stage in the year, we justcan’t predict which of thesefactors will take prece-dence.
So, instead of worryingabout things you can’t con-trol, focus on those that
you can. For starters, re-view your investment mix.Does it still properly reflectyour goals, risk toleranceand time horizon? Overtime, even if you haven’tmade many changes toyour portfolio, it can be-come “unbalanced.” Forexample, if you own somestocks that have increasedgreatly in value over theyears, these stocks maynow be taking up a largerpercentage of your hold-ings than you had intend-ed, bringing with them ahigher degree of risk. Con-sequently, you might wantto consider selling off someof these stocks and usingthe proceeds to fill in oth-er gaps in your portfolio.
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Will this year look likepast presidential electionyears, as far as good re-turns from the stock mar-ket? No one can say forsure. But if you “vote” forsmart investment moves,you won’t be sorry.
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As provided by the state environmental review process adopted in the permanent rules of the Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) 31 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 375, Subchapter E, for projects to be funded through the Clean Water State RevolvingFund (CWSRF) Equivalency Program, and consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S. Code §4321, et seq., theExecutive Administrator of the Board has determined that the proposed action identified below may be exempted from formal environmen-tal review requirements:
Harris County Municipal Utility District #50, Harris County, TexasSewer System Repair ProjectClean Water State Revolving Fund Equivalency Program (CWSRF), Project No. 73706Texas Water Development Fund (DFund), Project No. 21731Total TWDB Commitment: $3, 810,000 ($2,460,000, CWSRF; and $1,350,000, DFund)
The Harris County Municipal Utility District #50 (District) is proposing to use approximately $100,000 in residual funds from its DFundloan and a portion of its $2,460,000 CWSRF loan to eliminate storm and sanitary sewer cross connections and rectify deterioration of theexisting wastewater collection system in Barrett, Texas. Specifically, the District would replace or make point repairs at 50 locations onexisting gravity sewer lines and 28 existing manholes, and reroute 3 storm-water pipelines currently connected to sanitary sewer lines. Allwork would occur within rights-of-way and easements in established suburban neighborhoods. In addition, the District would implement aStorm Water Pollution Prevention System and site restoration, grading, hydromulch seeding, landscaping, and irrigation. The CWSRFloan also provides funding for planning, design, and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, but the current CategoricalExclusion does not pertain to that project element.
The District had previously used planning funds from the DFund loan to assess potential environmental impact of the proposed sewersystem repair project and determined that the construction would have no adverse effect. The project was also reviewed by state andfederal regulatory agencies. Staff of the Texas Historical Commission determined that the repairs are unlikely to affect any significant orpotentially significant cultural resources. Construction practices would be consistent with terms and conditions of United States ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permit 12 for Utility Line Activities without preconstruction notification. The project would notadversely impact Wetlands or Waters of the United States under the jurisdiction of the USACE. Although sections of the pipelinesproposed for repair may be in the 100-year floodplain, all work areas would be restored to their preconstruction contours. The Districtwould implement a Storm Water Pollution Protection System, and construction methods would conform to all applicable federal, state, andlocal floodplain protection standards. Because construction would occur within existing rights-of-way and easements, no effects onthreatened or endangered species or their habitats are anticipated or likely.
The staff of the TWDB concurred with these determinations. As a result, the Executive Administrator of the Board issued a Determina-tion of No Effect (DNE) on November 19, 2013, with the conditions specified below. That finding was sent to state and federal regulatoryagencies, which provided no adverse comments. The present Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the proposed sewer system repairs isconsistent with the DNE issued previously.
Categorical Exclusion is allowed because the specified project elements should not entail significant adverse impacts to the quality ofthe human environment or natural resources. Documentation supporting this determination is on file at the TWDB.
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The Barbers Hill Independent School District (DPISD)is soliciting sealed bids from interested parties forthe sale of an unimproved parcel of land containingapproximately 1.4292 acre tract in the Charles TiltonSurvey, Abstract No. 242 Chambers County, Texas.The bid documents may be picked up weekdaysbetween 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the BHISD Adminis-tration Building at 9600 Eagle Drive, Mont Belvieu,Texas. Interested parties also may contact theBHISD Assistant Superintendent of Finance at 281-576-2221 to obtain a copy of the bid package.
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A man died last Wednes-day night, January 6, afterthrowing himself at a movingcar in a parking lot in eastHouston, authorities said.
The incident happenedaround 9:00 p.m. in the 900block of Uvalde when a manthrew a rock at passing car,hitting the windshiled. Thedriver of the car stooped intothe parking lot where theman was standing. As thedriver drove throught theparking lot, the man jumpedinto the front of the car. Theman was transported to thehospital where he later died,and the driver remaind at thescene and was not charged.